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The S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy of Operations was a breeding ground for HYDRA insurgents during the Uprising. Class 1942 bought the brunt of it.
Before the HYDRA Uprising, it was established practice for S.H.I.E.L.D. to train its new recruits within the walls of three specialized institutions: The Academy of Communications, the Academy of Operations and the Academy of Science and Technology.
The S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy of Operations trains Specialists and Field Agents. It's program is aggressive, it's methods are often questionable, but when it comes to churning out qualified agents yearly, it settles for nothing less than exceptional.
Class 1942, Codename STALINGRAD, was the last year before S.H.I.E.L.D. fell during the Uprising.
So, if you haven't already managed to guess; this a Submit-Yer-Character fic. It's a little Christmas Holiday task for me, personally, to keep me busy and keep my literacy skills honed, but it also gives me the chance to get over the winter finale of AoS.
This will not, likely, go into detail about Coulson's team per se; it'll be in the same timeline (Post-Seeds, and then gradually works along until the HYDRA uprising) but since Coulson isn't known to be alive, and that many of his ops would be considered top secret by principle, this is more of a branching out fic than anything. A dip into the S.H.I.E.L.D. world before it was ceremoniously crumbled into many little Helliciarrier pieces. Of course, there will be references to the Avengers and other Marvel films, but mostly it will about how the world of S.H.I.E.L.D. worked for Cadets, such as training and espionage.
Once HYDRA invade, well, we might see some familiar faces.
As for now, however, the unfamiliar faces:
Class 1942 will consist of fifteen cadets, aged between 18-20 (I will accept older OCs, within reason; some relevant information in their backstories will help, but NO younger than that. I know people like young OCs, and granted, I do too, but considering S.H.I.E.L.D's standard and practices, they wouldn't put minors on a Special Forces-equivariant training regime. Perhaps in Sci and Tech, but, well... thisisntsciandtechsoooooooo...) including my own OC, which is roughly 5 Cadets per Fire-Team. That means fourteen spaces for all you lot.
I may add more, but for now, it is a first-come-first-served basis. A whole Cadet year is going to be larger, realistically, but to keep things tidy the cap is at fourteen for the time being.
Also, Powers. I forgot to address this. Your OCs MAY have powers, but it would be fitting, very fitting, if they were either minor to some degree or hidden, such as an Inhuman who hasn't yet undergone Terrigenesis, for example. My character has a power, but considering the circumstances, he (and everyone else) is unlikely to even know it exists. But big powers that will make them stand out may have to be a no-go unless they can be properly concealed. This is more realism and balance purposes than anything.
Heck. Little Johnny can shoot flames from his fists? Little Johnny is unlikely to be a Cadet for much longer, methinks.
The Bio will be below:
But I Must Warn You Now, Please, With Obnoxious Pronunciation, Capitals, And Attention Grabbing Bold Lettering.
PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE, DO NOT PUT YOUR BIOs IN REVIEWS. PM ME. DON'T PUT IT IN REVIEWS. IT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE FEEDBACK IF THE FIC's REVIEW BOARD IS FILLED WITH OC BIOGRAPHIES. PM ME. I PROMISE I DON'T BITE.
really!
Now, that we've got all of the boring stuff out of the way.
I'll put the Bio on my... Bio? (Welp, how fitting.) And you can take a look at the completed version down below for my own OC, Decker. Once I have them all, I'll compress them together and make a little extra-chapter-thing that shows the relevant date in the form of what I intend to be a personnel file, so y'all can snoop around each other's characters and get a feel for everyone.
Very much looking forward to seeing what people come up with. I highly enjoy working with new characters, and I do hope some people will find enjoyment in how I portray them.
- Alfenide, Over and Out.
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AND MANY THANKS TO THE CURRENTLY INDISPOSED NORSMEUNGANDR FOR THE CHARACTER BIO HELP. YOU'RE A STAR, NORSE. A REAL STAR.
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WOW. Like, so many people! I literally wake up one morning to find that my inbox has imploded, awsome!
Current Rota:
FIRETEAM ATHOS
Cadet 1# : Reginald "Reg" Decker [ALFENIDE: 12/12/2015]
Cadet 2# : Daniel Bonaventura [NORSEMUNGANDR: 12/12/2015]
Cadet 3# : Sadie Castillo [MAYDAYSENTRY: 13/12/2015]
Cadet 4# : Rose Matthews [LADYMORGANAPENDRAGON: 13/12/2015]
Cadet 5# : Finley Powell [AVIATOR CAPI: 14/12/2015]
Cadet 6# : Ceasar Shevchenko [CIVILLIAN: 14/12/2015]
FIRETEAM POTHOS
Cadet 7# : Cecily Astrof [CANIMA: 13/12/2015]
Cadet 8# : Ata Qadir Koyi [CIVILLIAN: 13/12/2015]
Cadet 9# : Ella Kahala [WINCHESTER: 13/12/2015]
Cadet 10# : William "Will" Yoshita [LIQUIDATION: 13/12/2015]
Cadet 11# : Josephine "Josie" Kimble [BELLA ROSA: 14/12/2015]
Cadet 12# : Franklin "Frank" Faulkner [NORSEMUNGANDR: 14/12/2015]
FIRETEAM ARAMIS
Cadet 13# : Lena Tarasov [DCDREAMER55: 13/12/2015]
Cadet 14# : Grace "Gracie" Brook [KASSIDY10: 13/12/2015]
Cadet 15# : Nakano Nanami [MYSTERYAGAIN: 13/12/2015]
Cadet 16# : Marlowe "Marley" Capital [DCDREAMER55: 13/12/2015]
Cadet 17# : James "Jamie" Blake [HALEY BETH: 14/12/2015]
Cadet 18# : Park Sun-Li [THEDAFFODILQUEEN: 14/12/2015]
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